Mission

"To provide exceptional hearing health care to all "KIDZ" of South Florida, both the very young and the mature alike.

To work collaboratively with other community health care professionals to meet the health care needs of those we serve."

Is My Child Old Enough To Have a Hearing Test?


Your child’s hearing can be tested at any age. Special test methods are used with infants, toddlers and young children. For infants, the Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) test may be used. During the ABR test sounds are presented to the child’s ears through earphones while the child sleeps. The ear’s response to the sounds is measured using small electrodes taped on the infant’s head and then analyzed by computer.


Newborns and older children may have their hearing screened using a procedure called otoacoustic emissions, or OAE’s. During this procedure a small earphone and microphone are placed in the ear canal. Sounds are presented through the earphone and a normal inner ear responds with an echo that is picked up by the microphone.


When a child is six months of age or older, gamelike activities can be used to test hearing. During this type of testing, sounds are presented through a speaker or earphone. The child responds to sounds either by turning his or her head or by playing a game.

Hear4kidz
45 NW 8th Street Suite #108
Homestead, Florida 33030
(305) 247-8227
866-HEAR4KIDZ